Daniel Negreanu is in internet jail. On Sunday, Twitch suspended the Poker Hall of Famer’s channel following an incident during his Friday night stream in which he let loose with a barrage of. Jul 28, 2020 Daniel Negreanu has had his TwitchTV account banned in the middle of his WSOP streaming schedule, almost certainly because of his recent online meltdowns By: Andrew Burnett DNegs has been. Daniel Negreanu is one of the most popular pros in the poker world. He also can be one of the most controversial. Recently, Negreanu went on a tirade against a viewer on his Twitch channel. This sparked a ton of controversy amongst the poker community. Twitch has now responded by banning Negreanu’s channel. How did Negreanu respond? Daniel Negreanu will not be livestreaming on Twitch for the foreseeable future. On Sunday, the six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner had his account suspended following an incident Friday where Negreanu responded to an unknown user in his Twitch chat while streaming that night’s bracelet event on WSOP.com. When you gotta go, you gotta go. Keep it cool, Keep it fun, Play Responsibly: https://www.pokerstars.net/about/responsible-gaming/.
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Daniel Negreanu is in internet jail. On Sunday, Twitch suspended the Poker Hall of Famer’s channel following an incident during his Friday night stream in which he let loose with a barrage of expletives and threats on a viewer.
Negreanu was playing in the 2020 World Series of Poker Online Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed and, as he has been doing each night, he live-streamed his Friday poker session. We do not have the text of exactly what was written, but a viewer allegedly said something in the chat about Negreanu’s wife, Amanda Leatherman.
What was said was apparently pretty bad, because it lit a fire under Negreanu. He immediately released the devil, uncorking a stream of fire that included more than one of the seven dirty words:
Hey, Tom Estrada, go f**k yourself, you piece of s**t,” he began.” “Block that c**k motherf*****g piece of s**t. F**k you, f**k you, f**k you in your ass. How about that? Okay, Tom Estrada, f**k you in your ass. Eat some of that, you piece of s**t. Come f*****g step to me and say that and I will knock you the f**k out. How about that?
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He wasn’t quite done, adding, “I will break your f*****g teeth if you come step to me and I will feed ‘em to you anally.”
Alright, then.
Poker community takes exception
The poker community has been none too thrilled with Daniel Negreanu’s response to a viewer. While nobody would say that a viewer saying inappropriate things in chat, especially about the streamer’s family member, should be condoned, the general consensus is that Negreanu’s threats of violence, however hollow they might ring, are way over the line. And someone in Negreanu’s position as one of the most visible ambassadors of the game and front man for GGPoker, home of the next batch of WSOP Online events, should know better.
He also didn’t seem at all remorseful shortly thereafter, joking about the outburst on Twitter and creating a meme to celebrate it. Not that he was expected to be remorseful, necessarily – his leaning into the controversy simply took many by surprise.
Second meltdown this month
This is the second time Negreanu has had a public display of real anger during the 2020 WSOP Online. Earlier this month, he suffered multiple connection problems while he was playing. His internet seemed to be fine, as his stream carried on, but his WSOP.com client disconnected from the server on more than one occasion.
An understandable problem, to be sure – I was on the horn with Xfinity today because of internet issues of my own, even after trying a different router and modem. Negreanu, though, was unable to hide his frustration (again, understandable with money on line), swearing up a storm and coming close to taking out his desk, chair, and laptop. It was somewhat entertaining, to be honest, as it was a bit awkward seeing someone who is normally pretty positive rage out like that.
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The gloves are finally coming off.
Doug Polk has been instigating Daniel Negreanu for years and it looks like “DNegs” has finally cracked. The pair have agreed to battle it out on Twitch and give the fans what they want to see.
The format is set at two tables of $200-$400 NLH with the heads-up match taking place over the course of between 10,000-25,000 hands. The exact number of hands played is still to be determined, but here’s what we know.
When these two mega personalities in the poker world clash, you better have your popcorn ready.
Below is my Doug Polk vs. Daniel Negreanu Heads-Up prediction and all the info needed to cash in.
The betting sites are convinced that Negreanu is a genuine underdog in this match. Ironically, “Kid Poker” has agreed wholeheartedly.
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Sounds to me like Negreanu is already lining up the excuses in the event things don’t go his way. Download 1xbet for laptop.
We all know Doug’s specialty was playing heads-up No-Limit Hold’em for the majority of his career and has logged countless hands against the world’s top HU specialists. Considering Polk has boasted about being up lifetime against heroes like “Jungleman” and “Sauce,” perhaps this line is reasonably fair.
Remember, this isn’t going to be a couple of guys sitting down for an hour or two playing a single session where anything could pan out. Once the sample size eclipses 10,000+ hands in a heads-up format, the cream will eventually rise to the top.
If I could lay -120 that this match never ends up taking place, that’s probably where I’d put my money. The more Polk publicly antagonizes Negreanu and bothers him like a pest, the more likely Daniel will come to his senses and pull the plug on the operation altogether.
Seriously, if Daniel truly believes he’s such a distinct underdog, why put yourself at risk of losing a bunch of money? And for someone who cares about his image as deeply as Daniel does, why expose yourself to the poker world in a format that you’re likely to get embarrassed in?
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You’ve already made it clear you don’t like or respect Doug as an individual, so why do you want to lock horns and battle him heads-up for an inordinate amount of time? It’s not like you need the money or the extra publicity.
On the other hand, it makes all the sense in the world that Doug is “all-in” on this match.
Dueling with arguably the most popular figure in poker is going to boost his viewership and subscriber count – regardless of where the chips fall. Squaring off against a “lesser opponent” will take “WCGRider” back to his bum hunting days on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.
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I’m a fan of Negreanu and the way he interacts with others and helps grow the game. Nonetheless, backing him in this heads-up challenge issued by Polk isn’t something that piques my interest.
One this collision reaches 10K hands, the variance will become harder and harder to overcome.
- Doug Polk